Louis Tomlinson Dodges Question About ‘Beef’ Between Former One Direction Bandmates: Don’t ‘Stir Some S–t Up’

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They’ve got a whole lot of history. Louis Tomlinson refused to answer when asked about Liam Payne‘s recent One Direction revelations.Tomlinson, 30, was pressed about the supposed “beef” between Payne, 28, and former bandmate Zayn Malik during a Wednesday, July 20, interview on Australia’s “The Project” — but he kept his lips sealed. “So the fishing’s begun already,” the songwriter teased the interviewer. “I see what you’re doing.”Instead of dwelling on any drama, the “Two of Us” artist reminisced on the good times he shared with Payne, Malik, 29, Harry Styles and Niall Horan before the British band went on hiatus in 2016. “I’m immensely proud, as I know Liam is … of those days, obviously,” Tomlinson said. “It was an incredible thing to do, especially to do at such a young age.

Amazing memories.”The “Just Hold On” singer asserted that he’s “more than happy to talk about” his experience in One Direction as the Aussie show’s cohosts wondered whether it felt “annoying to have to answer retroactive questions” related to the band. “It’s just when you mentioned the beef before, it sounded like you were ready to stir some s–t up, that’s all I’m saying,” Tomlinson clarified.The five musicians auditioned for X Factor UK in 2010 as individual artists before judge Simon Cowell put them into the group that would eventually become One Direction.

After an impressive run on the competition series, the band signed a record deal and dropped their first album, Up All Night, in 2011.

Four more LPs followed — the last of which did not feature Malik, who left the band in 2015 — before the group began to pursue solo careers.Earlier this year, Payne raised eyebrows with a few pointed comments about the “Pillowtalk” singer and other claims about